Thomas Huxley

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iain Frazier on 15th October 2023

Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.

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iain Frazier on 15th October 2023

Family connections for Thomas (Huxley) are: Some amendments added Jul 2025. HUXLEY [Thomas (Huxley/Huckles/Uxley/Oxley/Ugly/Jones) maybe son of Uriah (Huxley/Huckles) & Mary (???) may have been born on 31 7 1768 in Middlesex. He may have become a farmer ploughman. Smee shows him as arriving in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on SALAMANDER & on Norfolk Island in September of that year where he became employed by Mr (Sindney). He left Norfolk Island in October 1796. He was Free by Servitude by 1802. In 1822 he passed 35acres at Paradise Point to his son Thomas. Information for Thomas (Huxley) can be gained from this Website. However, there seem to be 3 of the name convicted & 1only identified in NSW; doubts regarding the correctness of details of his crime/sentencing, property ownership use of the name (Jones) & life make identification of his real life difficult, but he certainly accumulated much property & a wheat grinding mill. He died on 4 7 1854 age85 at St Peters CofE Richmond. [A Thomas (Huckley) is recorded as arriving on Norfolk Island also in September 1791 & leaving on 28 5 1796.] [Thomas (Huxley) is described in Ann (Forbes)s entry on this Website as being a buggy builder of Windsor & a coach builder in High St NSW.] .. [Reg Wright's 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land' also has information showing Jno (Huxley) who moved to Hobart possibly with a wife Martha (Huxley) & 2children] .. Ann (Forbes) daughter of John (Forbes) & Hannah (???) was born on 15 9 1771 at Stepney London & became a dressmaker. She was tried, while living at St Olave Southwood Surrey, for stealing w/1other, on 30 10 1786, material of James (Rollinson) at Surrey Kingston on Thames Assizes on 5 4 1787, was sentenced to death by hanging commuted to 7years, held at Newgate Prison & arrived in NSW as a convict on 22 1 1788 after a voyage of 9months on First Fleet ship PRINCE OF WALES. She had her first relationship (1of3) with George (Bannister) with whom she was sent to Norfolk Island on HMS SIRIUS in March 1790. She married secondly (2of3) William (Dring) on 5 11 1791 in group ceremony on Norfolk Island & produced 3children. She was Free by Servitude by 1797. She was Free by Servitude by 1802. She died on 29 12 1851 age80 mother of perhaps 14children at Lower Portland & was buried at St Thomas CofE Sackville Reach. [Some information taken from this Website] Thomas/Samuel (Huxley) & Ann/Mary (Forbes) produced maybe 11children: (these details provided in the main by Smee's publication) 1.Jane/Jane Forbes Arndell (Huxley) was born on 24 8 1797. She married Robert (Arndell-Jackson) on 24 11 1817 at St Matthews CofE Windsor & produced at least 4children. She died on 18 10 1833 age36. ..Robert (Arndell-Jackson) was born in 1799 [..Robert (Arndell) was born in 1799. He was recorded in 1833 as a farmer. In 1839 he was a stockman.] ..Details of Robert (Arndell)s family are given in entry for Elizabeth (Jackson MARQUIS CORNWALLIS 1796) on this Website. .. A STRANGE SIMILARITY .There is also recorded Jane Elizabeth (Huxley-Forbes born 1797) who married Oscar (Davis) on 11 3 1817 at St Davids CofE Hobart & produced at least 3children. She arived in Australia free in 1816 on DAWS.... CCONVICTdone .Oscar (Davis/ies) was born about 1782 & became a labourer. He was tried at Chester Sessions of Pleas on 30 3 1815, sentenced to 14years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 18 1 1816 after a voyage of 5months on FANNY. [.Some information taken from this Website] .. 2.Charlotte/Charlotte Ellen (Huxley) was born in 1802. She married firstly (1of3) James (Neale his first) on 5 7 1819 at St Matthews CofE Windsor.>>> ..James (Neale) was born about 1799. He arrived in NSW as a convict in 1818 on EARL ST VINCENT.>>> ..James (Neale) does not have an entry on this Website as yet. However a James (Neal/Neill/Neil/O'Neil/Neale) has 2 entries showing him as: ..A.born in 1799 & became a sailor of Dublin Ireland: tried at Dublin city, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 1 4 1818 after a voyage of 4.5months on GUILDFORD. ..B.born in 1789 & became a shipwright of Queens co. Ireland: tried at Dublin city, sentenced to 14years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 1 4 1818 after a voyage of 4.5months on GUILDFORD. .. >>>James (Neale) had a second relationship with Elizabeth (Hill) a convict. He produced 2known children in his lifetime. ..Elizabeth (Hill)] ..This Elizabeth (Hill) cannot be identified on this Website. She was recorded in the Female Factory in 1830. ..James (Neale) & Elizabeth (Hill) produced 1child: ..1.Maria (Neale) was born in 1830 at Parramatta (Female) Factory & baptised with a group of others from the factory on 12 1 1830 at St Marys RC Sydney. .. ..Charlotte (Huxley) & James (Neale) produced 1child: ..1.Jane (Huxley) was born on 12 4 1820 at Upper Branch & baptised, as Jane (Neale/De Silvre), on 10 1 1824 age3 w/Francis (De Silvre) at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She died in 1897 age about77. [...Noted a possible marriage to Richard (Woodbury) is shown in entry for Matthew (Everingham SCARBOROUGH 1788) on this Website.] .. >>>Charlotte/Charlotte Ellen (Huxley) had a second (2of3) relationship with Francis (De Silvre).>>> ..Francis (De Silvre) arrived in Australia as a seaman in 1814 on SPRING. He was recorded as a boatman in 1824 & a farmer in 1826. ..Charlotte/Charlotte Ellen (Huxley) & Francis (De Silvre) produced 2children: ..1.Francis (De Silvre) was born 19 4 1822 at Upper Branch & baptised on 10 1 1824 age20m w/Jane (Huxley) at St Matthews CofE Windsor. ..2.Charlotte (De Silvre) was born 26 7 1824 at Upper Branch & baptised on 23 4 1826 age20m at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. .. >>>Charlotte/Charlotte Ellen (Huxley) had a third relationship with Richard (Ellem) & produced 12children. She died on 30 11 1885 age about83 mother of at least 15children-mostly boys. ..Richard (Ellem/Allam) son of John (Ellem) & Jane (???) was born on 1 6 1800 in Lancashire. He was a labourer at Nether Alderley Cheshire when tried w/others for stealing a plough beam etc of Sir John Thoms (Stanley) & others at Chester city Quarter Sessions in October 1817, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 14 9 1818 after a voyage of 5months on ISABELLA: he was 5'8.5". He was assigned to Richard (Kelly) at Lower Portland Head. He was issued his Ticket of Leave no.496 in March 1823 & moved to Hawkesbury. On 17 2 1825 he was issued a licence no.083/3206. He was Free by Servitude by 1827. He died on 14 11 1857 age57 at Mangrove Creek & was buried there. ..Some details taken from this Website .. 3.Thomas/Thomas James (Huxley) was born on 12 4 1804 at Hawkesbury & baptised on 11 8 1816 age12 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He may have married, when living at Portland Head, Mary (Evans age16) of Lower Portland Head on 10 6 1822 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. In 1822 he received 35acres at Paradise Point from his father. He was recorded in 1824, 1826, 1827 & 1828 as a farmer. He died in 1880 age about76. ..Mary (Evans) was born on 23 6 1806 at Caddie & baptised on 23 1 1817 age10 at St Matthews Anglican Windsor/St Phillips CofE Sydney-recorded at both. She was recorded at Lower Portland Head in 1822. In 1828 she was living at Lower Hawkesbury. She died on 17 6 1859 age53-. ..Details of Mary (Evans)s family are given in entry for Mary (Martin PITT 1792) on this Website. ..Thomas (Huxley) & Mary (Evans) produced 12 children: ..1.Thomas (Huxley) was born on 30 12 1823 at Portland Head & baptised w/cousin Thomas (Wall) on 29 2 1824 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. ..2.Richard (Huxley) was born on 9 11 1825 at Sackville Reach & baptised w/cousins Richard & John (Wall) & aunt Margaret (Hayman) on 30 4 1826 at St Thomas CofE Sackville Reach. ..3.Mary Ann (Huxley) was born on 21 5 1827 at Lower Branch & baptised on 20 9 1827 at St Thomas CofE Sackville Reach. ..4.Sophia (Huxley) was born on 30 10 1828 at Upper Branch & baptised on 30 12 1828, the day of wedding of uncle James, at St Thomas CofE Sackville Reach. ..5.William (Huxley) was born on 2 9 1830 at Lower Portland Head & baptised on 6 2 1831. ..6.??? (Huxley) ..7.??? (Huxley) ..8.??? (Huxley) ..9.Martha (Huxley). She may have married Samuel (Arndell) Jr. .10.??? (Huxley) .11.??? (Huxley) .12.??? (Huxley) .. 4.Ann (Huxley) was born on 14 12 1805 at Lower Portland Head & baptised on 5 7 1819 age13 w/Sophia Ann at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She was living at Portland Head when she married at age16 Thomas (Wall) of Portland Head on 24/5 11 1822 at St Matthews CofE Windsor & produced 15children. She died on 25 5 1869 age63. ..Thomas (Wall) was born about 1796. He was convicted for breaking & entering w/1other & stealing spoons etc of Edward & James (Maystone) of St James CofE Clerkenwell at Old Bailey on 6 7 1814, sentenced to death commuted to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 9 1815 after a voyage of 8months on BARING. He had his Ticket of Leave by 1822 & was living at Portland Head. He was Free by Servitude by 1824. He was recorded in 1824, 1826 & 1828 as a farmer. He died in 1880 age86. ..[Information for Thomas (Wall) can be gained from this Website, where there are 2entries.] .. 5.James (Huxley) was born on 20 2 1811 at Portland Head & baptised on 29 2 1824 age13+ w/Samuel, John Richard & Esther at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He married Margaret (Hayman age14) with permission of her parents on 30 12 1828, the day of baptism of his niece Sophia, at St Thomas CofE Sackville Reach. He died on 12 8 1894 age83. ..Margaret (Hayman) was born on 11 9 1814 at Sackville Reach & baptised, as (Hamen), on 30 4 1826 age11 with nephews Richard (Huxley) & Richard & John (Wall) at St Thomas CofE/Wesleyan Sackville Reach. ..Details of Margaret (Hayman)s family are given in entry for Richard (Hayman PITT 1792) on this Website. ..James (Huxley) & Margaret (Hayman) produced at least 1child: ..1.Louisa (Huxley) was born on 11 12 1830 at Lower Hawkesbury & baptised on 6 3 1831 at St Thomas CofE Sackville Reach. .. 6.Samuel (Huxley) was born on 9 7 1813 at Portland Head & baptised on 29 2 1824 age10 w/James, John Richard & Esther at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He died on 20 2 1894 age80. 7.John Richard (Huxley) was born on 9 6 1815 at Portland Head & baptised on 29 2 1824 age8 w/James, Samuel & Esther at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He died on 20 10 1860 age45. 8.Esther (Huxley) was born on 6 1 1817 at Portland Head & baptised on 29 2 1824 age7 w/James, Samuel & John Richard at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She died on 21 5 1884 age67. 9.Sophia/Sophia Ann (Huxley) was born on 4 7 1818 at Lower Portland Head & baptised w/Ann on 5 7 1819 age1 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She died 22/7 8 1866 age48. 10.Sarah/Ann (Huxley)-mentioned on Website. 11.A A (Huxley)-mentioned on Website.

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RAY RICHARDS on 27th April 2022

Thomas Huxley had parents Uriah and Mary but this was not Huxley the convict

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Julia Perry on 18th June 2020

Thomas Huxley was arrested, convicted (June 1788) and transported on the Salamander as Thomas Jones. His land grants in New South Wales were in the name of Thomas Jones. He was not Thomas Uckles the pig stealer who returned to England. Nor was he the Thomas Jones granted land at Bardenarang Creek.

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Julia Perry on 14th May 2020

According to Norfolk Island records, Thomas Jones/Huxley did not go to Norfolk Island. The Salamander took convicts to Norfolk Island, but they were not the same convicts as those who arrived from England in the Salamander. It is also doubtful that he was the Thomas Jones granted land at Bardenarang Creek. He bought five acres of land around that time and lived there with his family until granted Paradise Point at Portland Head.

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Julia Perry on 25th April 2020

According to various sources, Tom Ugly aka Thomas Huxley, who called himself Thomas Jones on land grants, had land at Dover Point, Tom Ugly's Point, which he sold to James Bull in 1810 in exchange for Bull's Land adjoining Paradise Point. He arrived on the Salamander. In the Musters he said he was convicted at the Old Bailey in June 1788, which makes him the handkerchief thief.

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Julia Perry on 25th April 2020

He came on the Salamander in the third fleet. In the muster it has month and year of trial, establishing him as the Thomas Jones who stole the handkerchief, not the pig or the files.

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Julia Perry on 19th April 2020

In the 1814 muster, Thomas Huxley/Jones was the only one from the Salamander convicted in June 1788: At his trial at the Old Bailey in June 1788, when he was about nineteen years old, he was called Thomas Jones. He was charged with stealing a handkerchief from the pocket of James Neale in St George’s lane, Billingsgate. Neale claimed he felt something at his pocket, turned and saw Jones drop the handkerchief. A passerby caught Jones and Neale took him before a constable.

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Phil Hands on 12th March 2017

Transported Convict. Tried and convicted at the Old Bailey on 9th December 1789 for stealing, on the 7th of November last, 42 steel files, value 3 s. the property of William Knight, sentenced to 7 years transportation. Left Plymouth on 27th March 1791. Ship:- the 'Salamander' sailed with 160 male convicts on board of which 5 died during the voyage. Arrived on 21st August 1791. Old Bailey Transcript Reference Number: t17891209-98 99. THOMAS JONES was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of November last, forty-two steel files, value 3 s. the property of William Knight . WILLIAM KNIGHT sworn. I am an iron-monger , I lost forty-two steel files; I was not at home. WILLIAM DAVIS sworn. I am porter to Mr. Knight, on the 7th of November, Saturday, the prisoner came into the shop and asked for a halfpennyworth of nails, then he wanted a gridiron; I left him in the shop; when I brought the gridirons down, he said they were not the size he wanted; I told him I would go up stairs, he went with me; as I was reaching one down, I thought I heard the rattling of paper, and I had a suspicion, he put something in his pocket: I said nothing to the prisoner; he came down stairs with me; I told Richard Knight my suspicion; he then came to the counter; I desired him to wait till my master came into the shop; and when he came in I examined him, and found forty-two files upon him; the files were in the boxes on the side of the counter; I did not go up to see if any were missing: he said, he had nothing but his own; he said these files were his own; the constable had the files. DANIEL SHIPLEY sworn. I produce three dozen and a half of files; I took charge of the prisoner to the counter; then young Mr. Knight gave me these files; sealed them with my seal, and gave them to the prosecutor; they have not been opened since. RICHARD KNIGHT sworn. These are files belonging to my father; I know them by a mark G W, which was our private mark on the paper; each paper contains half a dozen; this mark is on one paper; they were tied up together; sometimes we sell them with the paper; we seldom sell more than one or two together; the paper contains three dozen and a half; we possibly may have sold half a dozen; but I do not recollect, and it possibly might have this mark on it; I was present when they were taken from the prisoner's right hand coat pocket; he was reluctant: he said they were his own, and he bought them at Hammersmith, and they were made by one Rocking, of Birmingham; these were made by one Rogers of Sheffield; here is his mark, a heart and star; I know by that mark, that they were made by Rogers of Sheffield: there is a maker of brass work at Birmingham, of the name of Rocking, but not of files that I know of; I do know where they came from. PRISONER's DEFENCE. A young man gave them to me, I did steal them. The prisoner called three witnesses to his character. GUILTY . Transported for seven years . Tried by the London Jury before Mr. RECORDER. Upon arrival Thomas was directly sent by the 'Salamander' to Norfolk Island where he may have become acquainted with Ann Dring (nee Forbes, convict 'Prince of Wales' 1788), the Dring family left Norfolk Island on 6th November 1794 on the 'Daedelus' and returned to Port Jackson, no record of William Dring can be found after 1798, which could mean he either died or more likely left the Colony by boat. Thomas did not to return until 28th May 1796, some eighteen months later on the 'Marquis Cornwallis'. Thomas and Ann entered into a liason that would last from 1798 until 1851 when Ann died on 29th December at Wilberforce, the couple had 9 children between 1798-1818, all registered under the name Huxley. Thomas Jones was granted 30 acres at Bardonarrang in January 1798. Still as Thomas Jones, he was granted a further 70 acres near the Colo junction in 4 Jun 1804. By 1820 Thomas had been granted 100 acres, but was in actual occupation of only 35, the remainder probably in the hands of his sons. At an advanced age in the 1820's Thomas and Ann set out with their younger children to tame a fresh 100 acres at Port Macquarie. They returned eventually and Thomas spent the end of a long life at Richmond. His was a river oriented family, one branch has clocked up a century of blacksmithing at Pitt Town and another is in its third generation of building boats at Penrith the obituary of one of his sons, James, published in the Windor and Richmond Gazette on 18 Aug 1894, reference is made to the origin of the naming of Tom Ugly's Point. It stated that the strip of land belonged to Thomas Huxley and that local aborigines pronounced 'Huxley' as 'Ugly'. To this day the name as pronounced by them has adhered to the place. Huxley and other farmers were loyal to Governor Bligh.

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Denis Pember on 24th May 2015

## Please Note the following. OLD BAILEY TRANSCRIPTS: 17891209-98 On the 9th December 1789, THOMAS JONES (THOMAS HUXLEY) was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of November 1789, forty-two steel files, value 3/-. These the property of William Knight an ironmonger. Tried by the London Jury before Mr. RECORDER. Guilty: Transported for 7 years. The ship ‘Salamander’ arrived in the colony 21 August 1791 OLD BAILEY TRANSCRIPTS: 17890225-36 On the 25th February 1789, THOMAS HUCKLES was indicted for stealing, on the 6th February 1789, a pig value 9/-. This pig, the property of Thomas Ireland. Tried by the 2nd Middlesex Jury before Mr ROSE. Guilty: Transported for 7 years. ???? If Thomas Huckles was in gaol, (From February) awaiting transportation I find it difficult to believe he was able to commit the crime (In December) for which Thomas Huxley (Jones) was convicted. I believe that these are in fact two different people and that Thomas Huckles and Thomas Huxley are not one and the same. There is no evidence I have been able to locate which indicates an escape or indeed a remittance of sentence. Please adjudicate your evidence.